Vlipsy Raises $1.3M in Seed Funding, Graduates Techstars Atlanta Accelerator
Ohio Startup Enhances GIFs by Adding Sound, Attracting Skype and Viber as Early Partners Fresh off graduation from Techstars Atlanta, Canton-based startup Vlipsy has announced $1.3 million in seed funding from multiple investors—including JumpStart Inc., North Coast Angel Fund, Impact Angel Fund, Flashstarts, Great Lakes Innovation and Development Enterprise (GLIDE) and Cox Enterprises—as well as
Putting Precision Care On The Spot
In 2015, the Obama administration launched the Precision Medicine Initiative — an effort designed to bring national attention to a health care approach that takes into account variability in genes, environmental factors and lifestyle for each person. The role of precision medicine in day-to-day clinical care is still limited, but Northeast Ohio could play a
Hyland And GOJO Reflect On How A Culture Of Entrepreneurship And Innovation Helps Them Thrive And Sustain Growth
Agility, spontaneity and creativity tend to be part and parcel of the culture at startup companies. That was certainly true for Hyland Software, according A.J. Hyland, whose brother John Patrick “Packy” Hyland Jr., founded the company in 1991. “There would be some big customer support problem and Miguel (former CTO Miguel Zubizarreta) and I are
Cleveland Entrepreneur Brandyn Armstrong Wins $50K On Steve Harvey’s Funderdome With Portable Recording Solution, Studio Stick
Armstrong’s Company Launches Crowdfunding Campaign to Complete Fundraising and Launch Product Fresh off a winning appearance on Steve Harvey’s Funderdome, Cleveland-based Studio Stick has announced a Kickstarter campaign to raise the final amount needed to launch its product—the world’s first portable recording studio for smartphones and tablets. Founded by 25-year-old Cleveland rapper Brandyn Armstrong, Studio Stick is a small, 20-inch container that opens
JumpStart Inc. Receives $300,000 From Federal Government’s Regional Innovation Strategies Program; Plans New Fund
JumpStart Inc. of Cleveland is among 42 organizations nationwide that will receive funding through the U.S. Economic Development Administration‘s Regional Innovation Strategiesprogram. U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross on Wednesday, Sept. 20, announced in a news releasethat 42 organizations — nonprofits, institutions of higher education and entrepreneurship-focused groups — from 28 states will receive a total of more than
Wiretap Keeps Social Networks Secure
In the workplace, communication boosts important measurables such as employee productivity and satisfaction, and reduces a company’s turnover rate. As the saying goes, “Communication is key,” and companies have long been looking to facilitate more effective internal communication. “Did you get the memo?” has evolved from actual paper memos to emails, and now to enterprise social networks
Cleveland Transformed Into A Tech Sector: PD 175
When you slow down at a traffic light, think of Garrett Morgan, an African-American inventor who sold his newfangled traffic light, the yellow light was his idea, to General Electric Co. in the 1920’s. Morgan, along with numerous other inventors and entrepreneurs, made Cleveland a hotbed of innovation during the city’s early decades. Now, the region’s willingness
Top 10 Tech Evangelists In Northeast Ohio, Part 2: Tech Czar Talk
Two weeks ago, we started listing the Top 10 Tech Evangelists in Northeast Ohio. These are brave souls who have taken on preparing Cleveland as a key tech center in the U.S. It is not easy duty. The first five on the list were: 10. Jill Miller Zimon – OpenNEO 9. Todd Goldstein – LaunchHouse
Cleveland’s Surprising Turnaround And What It Means For New Businesses
The 1970s jingle promoting Cleveland rings truer than ever today. “Cleveland’s a great place to live ‘cuz the best things in life are here,” was only sung by locals — but now people from other places are singing Cleveland’s praises. The economy is showing signs of a turnaround. I recently spoke with fellow community member Jeff Epstein,
Segmint Restores The Personal Relationship To Banking
The days of dropping by a local neighborhood branch to do your banking are practically over. With ATMs, online banking, mobile apps, and the ability to make check deposits straight from your phone, people have little reason to physically enter a bank and speak face-to-face with a teller. As personal interactions between customers and their banks decrease,
EmployStream Raises $1 Million In Funding
Investments from JumpStart, North Coast Angel Fund and Others Will Help Cleveland SaaS Company Ramp Up Product Development and Expand Sales and Marketing Efforts EmployStream, a SaaS company that helps high-volume employers streamline their new hire onboarding process, has raised $1 million in a funding round led by JumpStart Inc. and North Coast Angel Fund (NCAF). Each organization invested $250,000 in the Cleveland-based
Female Angels Aim To Give Women Entrepreneurs A Boost
Recent headlines are full of stories discussing the male-centric “bro” culture that permeates the startup space. This issue was brought to the forefront once again at JumpStart’s third annual Startup Scaleup, which dedicated an entire workshop to the topic titled, “Battling the Bro Culture: Being a Woman in the Startup World.” This year’s Startup Scaleup